"Colonial Description, Book One" is part of a large-scale work by historian Reginaldo de Lisarraga, covering the period of colonial rule in Latin America. A masterfully created image of how a foreign land was opened to the conquistadors is described through the prism of the first contacts, armed conquests and the formation of colonial structures. The author examines in detail the social and economic processes that took place on the continent, revealing the mechanisms of power and the interaction between the colonizers and the local peoples. Through careful research and a high level of analysis, "Colonial Description, Book One" has become an invaluable source of knowledge about the history of the initial period of colonialism in Latin America.